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ErikJ

(6,335 posts)
Thu Jun 19, 2014, 02:20 PM Jun 2014

Koch brothers’ new target: Latinos, young people, Veterans

Koch brothers’ new target: Latinos, young people
06/19/14 09:22 AM
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The Koch’s will begin funneling money into two groups, The Libre Initiative, a Texas-based group with staff in eight states that works to convince Latinos that Obamacare and other Democratic policies will hurt them,........... and Generation Opportunity, a group that targets the under-34 crowd through social media and college groups.

The news, reported by the Washington Post (link below), is another indication of how the Koch brothers intend to influence the next two elections, just as the billionaire brothers have become increasingly criticized by Democrats for their political influence. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has slammed the Koch brothers as “un-American” and accused them of trying to “buy America.”

The 2014 Koch strategy will include a new super PAC, in addition to beefing up the staff of the Koch network’s main group, Americans for Prosperity, which has doubled in size since the 2012 election.

The group’s midterm spending, which is expected to top $300 million, will also target veterans, which are seen as a particularly energetic voter base for conservatives in the wake of the news that the Department of Veterans Affairs had been keeping veterans on lengthy wait-lists for medical care and covering it up. A Koch-backed group, Concerned Veterans for America, is currently on a ten-city tour of concerts and political messaging.

http://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/kochs-target-latinos-young-people

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/an-expanding-koch-network-aims-to-spend-300-million-to-shape-senate-fight-and-2016/2014/06/18/d42877ec-f703-11e3-a3a5-42be35962a52_story.html

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Koch brothers’ new target: Latinos, young people, Veterans (Original Post) ErikJ Jun 2014 OP
They need to do this, they dont have enough of our money yet randys1 Jun 2014 #1
I really wish these John Birch sharp_stick Jun 2014 #2
Don't forget JustAnotherGen Jun 2014 #3
To buy/ indoctrinate a few more Allen Wests and Herman Cains? ErikJ Jun 2014 #4
GOP outreach program Gothmog Jun 2014 #5
There are only two demographics the Koch Brothers connect with... C_U_L8R Jun 2014 #6

randys1

(16,286 posts)
1. They need to do this, they dont have enough of our money yet
Thu Jun 19, 2014, 02:22 PM
Jun 2014

Why arent we all in front of their mansions demanding they turn everything over to us?

What is wrong with us?

sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)
2. I really wish these John Birch
Thu Jun 19, 2014, 02:26 PM
Jun 2014

fuckwits would deposit some of this cash in my bank account.

I wouldn't convince any more Hispanics about the evils of Obamacare than their current waste of money libre bullshit but at least then I could buy myself some top shelf Bourbon and Scotch.

JustAnotherGen

(31,681 posts)
3. Don't forget
Thu Jun 19, 2014, 02:34 PM
Jun 2014

Their $25 Million to the UNCF - I knew it was a 'fix' and there was more to come! I knew it!

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